The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-24
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THE noYs rur III a GOOD GAME.
Winter Sport on tho DaAs BALL Ground Yes.
terdar, Witnessed by a Handful, Of En-.
thusiasts, and Wheeling Scoops San.
ll.i dusky in-Columbus IL Downed.

About sevcnty-fye, people who would
rather SEQ base bali gamo than eat,
shivered through the contest between
sahdusky and Wheeling at the Island
Park yesterday afternoon. The game
should properly come under the head Of
winter sports, as the raw north winds
made the SPECTATOR tramp tho stand 10
keep warm, and the players to clap their
hands to prevent numbness Of their
joints. The scorer vainly tried to keep q
eteady hand on bis pencil, and the notes
OF the reporters looked like fac atnile5
Of zlg.zag lightning. Notwithstanding
all this good game was put up, and those
who were 80 fortunate as to witness It were
amply repaid for all the dlscomfor.s they
suffered. The inGeld was In fair condi.
ton, but the several gardens in left, cen.
ter and right were wet and alippery, and
whenever the ball touched the believed
grass 1t took tho pitcher come time TO
wipa 1t dry enough to get finger hold
on IT,. Capt. Crosan raised the laugh once
or twice By advisinc men on first base to
use their "rszzle dazzle Blldo, and kick up
dust" sd ga
! Wheeling played remarkably sharp
game In the fold, White land Nichols tak-
Ing the honors although both made one
costly error each. White guarded third
beae ia great form with tho exception OF a
wild throw to Nicholson In tho eighth in
ming, and Nichols took all tho liea that
dropped into tho center garden except one
In the seventh which let In score, but
that NUT was exeHseable. In the sixth
Nichols virtually put the side out. East.
ham got aecond on q hit to right. Rout.
Glide then flied out to Nichols. Eastman
by this time was on third, and Nichols
after long run capsurad Millsr's fly, and
recovering himself quickly threw homo
cutting of Eastham at tho plate. The
play brought down the hou.e-as 1t wore.
Dunn pitched an excellent game, tho vial
tors only getting four actual hits OF hia
delivery. The homo team had no diff
Guilty solving Eastham'a balls, making
eleven hits. yo
Whesling fcored In the third inning.
Speilsl foulsd out. Stencil reached first
on a hit to left and went to second on
Crogan's out at first, scoring on Mulhol-
Iand's failure to handle Dunn'a hot liner,
which went through his legs into left
field. Dnnn was afterwards caught nt
second. In tho sixth Slenzel got bis base
on balls and was advanced to third on
Otogan's hit against the right tiald fence,
both ecorlng on Dunn's daisy. cutter to
left. Nichols, Nicholson and White re-.
tired in one, two, three order. Crogan
reached second base in the eighth inning
after steuzal had flied out. Dunn was
given Lille on Mulhcllaud's tumble OF
bis rather warm liner. and Crogsn crossed
the plate on Nichols limo hit to left.
Nicholson hit long fly to Mcvey, and
before ho could field the ball home Dunn
scored. Myers ended the run getting by
flying out to confer. In the ninth West-
lake hit safely 10 LETT and was advanced 10
second on speidel'g hit in ths same di.
rection, but was forced out at third on
Stencils hit to Mulhollaud. spsidel
scored on. an overthrow to third, and
Stencil came home on Crossn'a hit to
right. Dunn flied out to center and Mich
ola died at fret. & lf !f.s
Ssndusky did not score until the sev-
cnth inning. Mulhollaod iouled out and
Ohriuman flied out to Nicholson. Ryn
reached first on a hit to centre, stole
second and scored on Nichols muG Of
McVey's fly. Curry's het liner was nicely
iislded by Nicholson to Speidel. In tho
eighth Hewer GOT his base on hslls.
Easthsn hit to W hite, who threw badly
| TO Nicholson to ct;t OF HeHer, who scored
on l!ontclife's sacrifice hit to Nicholson.
Eastman crossed tho plate on Miller's long
drive to Center. Mulholland died at irst
and Chr!snan flaw oGt 10 Nichosoo.
Tas caA,e alubs play this afternoon.
The game will be called at $3.50. Follow.